IT"S GAME DAY!!!! WESTERN FINALS!!!

Let's Pick up where we left off the last time we beat the Stumps!!

 

WEST DIVISION FINAL | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (10-8) at CALGARY STAMPEDERS (13-5)

THE 4-1-1

Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. Sunday; McMahon Stadium, Calgary
TV: TSN, RDS, ESPN News
Radio: CJOB
The forecast: A mix of sun and cloud. High +5C, low zero.
Vegas line: The Stampeders are favoured by five points.
Streaks: Winnipeg: 1W; Calgary: 1W.
Home/Road: The Bombers are 5-5 on the road this year, including last week’s West Semi-Final win in Regina; the Stampeders are 7-2 at home.
Head to head, 2018: The Bombers and Stamps split their season series 1-1. Calgary won 39-26 at home on August 25, with the Bombers countering with a 29-21 victory at Investors Group Field on October 26.
Playoff history:

• The Bombers and Stampeders last met in the postseason in the 2001 Grey Cup, a 27-19 Calgary win.
• The last non-Grey Cup playoff game between Winnipeg and Calgary was the 1982 West Semi-Final in Winnipeg, a 24-3 Bombers win.
• Winnipeg and Calgary last met in a West Final in 1965, a best-of-three series won by the Bombers 2-1. Winnipeg then lost to Hamilton in the ’65 Grey Cup, dubbed the Wind Bowl because of blustery conditions.
• Winnipeg and Calgary have met six times in the West Final, with the Bombers 6-0 after wins in 1945, 1946, 1947, 1961, 1962 and 1965.

(with thanks Ed Tait)

https://www.bluebombers.com/2018/11/17/game-preview-west-final/

 

 

 

https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/06/181118-position-chart-Cgy.pdf

If anyone has an image link to Stumps Depth chart- please let me know.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 18, 20187 yr by wanna-b-fanboy

5 minutes ago, AKAChip said:

You’re absolutely right that the offence was brutal but how much of that is having a QB that can’t get playmakers the ball and caves under the slightlest pressure? Most would argue a lot of it. 

GFT! How many times did we have pressure on Mitchell today???? More than Nichols had pressure on him. Yet Mitchell continues to look downfield and make plays. Nichols gets happy feet and shits his pants.

That was PI on Adams.  Terrible.

1 minute ago, AKAChip said:

The controversy is that people will continue to defend Nichols regardless of how many embarrassing performances he puts up. This Bomber team was really good at almost every position but Nichols was routinely below average and frequently abysmal. It’s the attitude of blaming the rest of the team and not holding Nichols accountable that keeps us in perennial mediocrity. You cannot win it all with a QB like Nichols unless literally everything else goes right. This isn’t how you win with regularity in the CFL. 

We were really good at the receiver position? 

Our pass blocking was good? 

What game are you watching? 

I may be out of my flipping mind but I see MOS is blue next year ......................Double Blue

2 minutes ago, AKAChip said:

The controversy is that people will continue to defend Nichols regardless of how many embarrassing performances he puts up. This Bomber team was really good at almost every position but Nichols was routinely below average and frequently abysmal. It’s the attitude of blaming the rest of the team and not holding Nichols accountable that keeps us in perennial mediocrity. You cannot win it all with a QB like Nichols unless literally everything else goes right. This isn’t how you win with regularity in the CFL. 

And eventually you'll play a team with a QB.

BLM didn't even break a sweat today and threw 3 TD's.  He played like ****.  Still puts up points.

Just now, White Out said:

We were really good at the receiver position? 

Our pass blocking was good? 

What game are you watching? 

Will you just try save face for yourself and admit that Nichols sucked tonight? Yes, of course there were other factors. But please do it for you own sake, man. It'll at least give you some credibility for future discussion.

Edited November 19, 20187 yr by Dr Zaius

This is the most talented Bomber team I've seen fall flat on it's face in a playoff game. Wow. How embarrassing.

1 minute ago, White Out said:

We were really good at the receiver position? 

Our pass blocking was good? 

What game are you watching? 

Our pass blocking was as good as Calgary's.  QB needs to make plays.  Ours can't.

2 minutes ago, Scorch said:

I wouldn’t put so much blame on Nichols as much as Bombers recievers and Harris. They should’ve caught the straight up catches

What straight up drops have we had today? The only one I can think of would’ve resulted in a loss of yards. Are you serious?

1 minute ago, bustamente said:

I may be out of my flipping mind but I see MOS is blue next year ......................Double Blue

He can take Nichols and Harris with him....way too much film on those two now anyway...

3 minutes ago, White Out said:

We were really good at the receiver position? 

Our pass blocking was good? 

What game are you watching? 

I said good at almost every position. They were not great at receiver but, yes their pass blocking was good. A decent QB doesn’t turtle with the slightest pressure. Pressure is not abnormal in the CFL regardless how good your line is. 

Edited November 19, 20187 yr by AKAChip

1 minute ago, Dr Zaius said:

Will you just try save face for yourself and admit that Nichols sucked tonight? Yes, of course there were other factors. But please do it for you own sake, man. It'll at least give you some credibility for future discussion.

You must have a learning disability. I've said he's had a very poor game a. Number of Times 

Just now, White Out said:

You must have a learning disability. I've said he's had a very poor game a. Number of Times 

Yet you refuse to admit that this loss is on him. You blame literally EVERYTHING else.

Edited November 19, 20187 yr by Dr Zaius

Food for thought the Stamps have 4 wide outs that are not playing tonight that are better that the Bombers core receivers, add a very good qb against what we have and the result is in front of us.

Brace yourselves. Rider trolls are coming.

Demski...good god what are you doing on that onside kick?

Just now, Dr Zaius said:

Yet you refuse to admit that this loss is on him. You blame literally EVERYTHING else.

I'm saying this loss falls on a number of factors, including and not limited to Nichols. 

You must have very loving parents to deal with your comprehension problems. 

Trestman and Steveler 2019

I'm going to make a campaign sign!

Stamps are basically us last week...beat a team with no offense.

Just now, White Out said:

I'm saying this loss falls on a number of factors, including and not limited to Nichols. 

You must have very loving parents to deal with your comprehension problems. 

Dude, seriously everyone is against you in this discussion and you don't see it lol

But you're right. Everyone else is wrong

Edited November 19, 20187 yr by Dr Zaius

Just now, White Out said:

I'm saying this loss falls on a number of factors, including and not limited to Nichols. 

You must have very loving parents to deal with your comprehension problems. 

Honestly, learn to handle having these conversations without the insults. Period.

It would be a travesty if beating Brandon Bridge and getting a playoff win bought Nichols another year. 

Just now, trueBlue83 said:

Trestman and Steveler 2019

I'm going to make a campaign sign!

Heart be still.

If that's the last time I see a Lapo offense with Nichols behind center, I'm more than ok with that.

Just now, MOBomberFan said:

Brace yourselves. Rider trolls are coming.

Surprised they had the time to pull out of their mothers